Governments around the world have undertaken very significant, and hugely costly, actions attempting to prop up businesses and employment through the course of the pandemic.… Read More »Fiscal ball gazing: How could the COVID-19 crisis affect NI’s public finances?
In his statement on 31 March, the Minister of Finance noted that the world has changed dramatically since his 16 March statement on the… Read More »Northern Ireland Executive Budget 2020-21: Initial allocations, with more to come later…
The recently appointed UK Chancellor presented his first Budget on Wednesday (as had been planned by his predecessor). It was announced in place of the… Read More »UK Chancellor’s Budget 2020: Implications for Northern Ireland
The recent New Decade, New Approach deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland contains considerable commitments to financial support but scant detail. A release by… Read More »An independent Fiscal Council for Northern Ireland: What might it look like?
This blog article provides an update on Northern Ireland public finances in the absence of fully functioning devolved government. It explains recently enacted budget legislation… Read More »Northern Ireland public finances: An update
On 9 May 2019 the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Finance (DoF) announced a fresh appraisal of the fundamental features of the Northern Ireland… Read More »Is Northern Ireland underrated? Examining the context for a review of our rating system
The finances of Northern Ireland’s schools have been in the spotlight for some time. For example, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster is currently… Read More »We don’t need no education!
This article unpicks key recent developments relating to public finance in Northern Ireland (NI), while there is no functioning Executive or Assembly and there is… Read More »Public Finances in Northern Ireland: Key recent developments and how they may affect you
Rates are a property tax paid by households and businesses. There are two different types of rates in Northern Ireland, domestic rates for residential properties… Read More »What are rates and why do we pay them?
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced some changes to the United Kingdom (UK) Government’s spending plans based on the… Read More »UK Chancellor’s Budget: Small Change for Northern Ireland
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